Socioeconomic, Demographic and Geographic Disparities in Accessibility to Food Pantries in the United States

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Examines access to food pantries (FPs) according to sociodemographic and geographic variables. Analyzes 34,475 FPs across the United States and provides data breakdowns by travel time and distance, area deprivation index (ADI), sociodemographics, and rural versus urban location.

Yifan Zhang, Minhwa Lee, Jason B. Gibbons, et al.

Scientific Reports, 16, 6248

01/2026

Access · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data